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Cascades Pika Watch: Training program teaches volunteers to count adorable Gorge denizens

Cascades Pika Watch, launched with a $24,100 grant from the U.S. Forest Service, is now put on by the Oregon Zoo

By Scott Hewitt, Columbian staff reporter
Published: April 29, 2025, 6:10am
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The heroically durable American pika appears to be making a comeback as it faces down such existential challenges as wildfire and climate change.

And that’s a whole lot to face down for a creature as cute and cuddly as your average neighborhood bunny. The American pika resembles nothing so much as a fat, fuzzy potato with mouselike ears and stubby legs.

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